| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1998 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Kelly |  GBR | 16:15.36 | 16:15.36 | 
| 2 | Nadia Ejjafini |  MAR | ||
| 3 | Werknesh Kidane |  ETH | 16:14.16 | 16:14.16 | 
| 4 | Merima Hashim |  ETH | 16:09.61 | 16:09.61 | 
| 5 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono |  KEN | 16:14.70 | 16:14.70 | 
| 6 | Yuka Hata |  JPN | 16:18.54 | 16:18.54 | 
| 7 | Helena Volná |  CZE | 16:09.10 | 16:09.10 | 
| 8 | Catherine Lallemand |  BEL | 16:09.24 | 16:09.24 | 
| 9 | Siphulwazi Sibindi |  ZIM | 16:21.99 | 16:21.99 | 
| 10 | Liqing Song |  CHN | 14:45.71 | 16:11.77 | 
| 11 | Faith Chemutai |  KEN | 16:11.56 | 16:11.56 | 
| 12 | Sunita Rani |  IND | 16:23.30 | 16:23.30 | 
| 13 | Jessica Carlberg |  SWE | 16:24.83 | 16:24.83 | 
| 14 | Lili Yin |  CHN | 14:39.96 | 16:04.47 | 
| 15 | Charlotte Audier |  FRA | 16:11.64 | 16:11.64 |